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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at PS 121 THROOP this year?
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Enrollment
601
Elementary
DISTRICT 555 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11·NCES 360008802450
PS 121 THROOP
2750 THROOP AVE, BRONX, NY 10469 · (718) 654-2055 · Bronx County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL601 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of New York public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
502 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 51 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
48.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 46.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like PS 121 THROOP
PS 121 THROOP's state test result (43.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 121 THROOP this school | 601 | 83.5% | 43.8% |
| SCHOOL 50-HELEN BARRETT MONTGOMERY ROCHESTER | 590 | 81.2% | 15.5% |
| PS 315 BROOKLYN | 555 | 89.2% | 41.8% |
| PS 249 CATON (THE) BROOKLYN | 663 | 83.9% | 76.6% |
| PS 223 LYNDON B JOHNSON JAMAICA | 571 | 91.9% | 28.8% |
| PS/IS 116 WILLIAM C HUGHLEY JAMAICA | 806 | 82.8% | 38.5% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where PS 121 THROOP ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #1,443 of 2,335 | #102 of 212 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,427 of 2,342 ▲ 15 | #106 of 212 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,406 of 2,343 ▼ 86 | #113 of 212 ▼ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 601 | #457 of 2,585 | #45 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #1,935 of 2,338 | #156 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.5% | #391 of 2,388 | #6 of 205 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.5% | #658 of 2,534 | #193 of 220 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.7% | #197 of 1,757 | #65 of 153 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
601
-98 (-14%) vs 2020
-37% since 2010-11, when it was 955
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 601 | 41.9 | 14.4:1 | 84% (502) |
| 2023-24 | 573 | 38.1 | 15.1:1 | 83% (475) |
| 2022-23 | 557 | 37.7 | 14.8:1 | 77% (428) |
| 2020-21 | 699 | 49 | 14.3:1 | 72% (504) |
| 2017-18 | 920 | 63 | 14.6:1 | 68% (622) |
| 2015-16 | 956 | 59 | 16.2:1 | 53% (506) |
| 2010-11 | 955 | 60 | 15.9:1 | 80% (763) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 121 THROOP.
About PS 121 THROOP
PS 121 THROOP runs as a mid-sized elementary school in BRONX, New York. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 601 students in 2024-25. The school is 36% above the average for elementary schools in New York.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11 is the local district for PS 121 THROOP. It runs 62 schools with 30,138 students.
At PS 121 THROOP, Black students make up the biggest share, 40%. Other groups include 39% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 3% White, and 2% Pacific Islander. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 67, compared with 70 nationally.
With 41.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.4:1. Elementary schools in New York have an average ratio of 12.8:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at PS 121 THROOP, 84% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, PS 121 THROOP lands at B-, ahead of 47% of New York public elementary schools.
Schools in New York with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 44.3%. PS 121 THROOP scores 43.8%.
In Bronx County, the median household earns about $48,676 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 23% of people live in poverty. Bronx County has 472 public schools with about 202,028 students, including PS 121 THROOP.
Among nearby public schools, PS 97 is closest at about 0.3 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. PS 121 THROOP places 8th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
The school's enrollment fell 14% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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Bronx County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,404,779
Census ACS
Median income
$48,676
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
472
202,028 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
- HARRY S TRUMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,650 students
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- PS 89Elementary · 1,169 students
- PS/MS 194Elementary · 1,169 students
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- PS 106 PARKCHESTERElementary · 822 students
Other schools in BRONX
- BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE (THE)High · 2,953 students
- KIPP BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL IIICombined · 2,390 students
- HARRY S TRUMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,650 students
- ATMOSPHERE ACADEMY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLHigh · 1,481 students
- PS 83 DONALD HERTZElementary · 1,451 students
- RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141)High · 1,383 students
Nearby schools
- PS 970.3 mi · 578
- PS 890.5 mi · 1,169
- PS 76 BENNINGTON SCHOOL (THE)0.6 mi · 583
- COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE FOR MATH AND SCIENCE0.7 mi · 563
- ASTOR COLLEGIATE ACADEMY0.7 mi · 429
- BRONXDALE HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 393
Frequently asked questions
About PS 121 THROOPHow many students attend PS 121 THROOP?
PS 121 THROOP enrolls approximately 601 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PS 121 THROOP serve?
PS 121 THROOP serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does PS 121 THROOP have?
PS 121 THROOP employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 121 THROOP?
At PS 121 THROOP, the student body is approximately 3% White, 39% Hispanic, 40% Black, 13% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees PS 121 THROOP?
PS 121 THROOP is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11 in Bronx County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.